Americas: Wish You Could Unsend that E-Mail? You Can!

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An article in the New York Times recently reviewed the mixed blessing of autofill in e-mail “To” fields. Ever sent something to the wrong Jane? Ever sent a really embarrassing something to the wrong Jane?

Sure, we all have.

Less potentially damaging, we’ve all forgotten to attach our attachments or noticed a misspelling right after pressing “send.” Audrey Thomas, a.k.a. Organized Audrey, has a tip you need in her most recent newsletter article, “3 E-Mail Game Changers.”

“In Outlook, there’s a great little feature called Defer Delivery, which allows for outgoing e-mail to be held briefly in the Outbox,” she writes. You set the delay time—time enough to flinch and react when you see you’ve mistakenly sent your office gripe to your boss.